July 11

• Kenya: South Sudan Oil Refinery Delayed, Equipment Stranded in Kenya

  The opening of an oil refinery in South Sudan's Unity state, has been delayed from 9 July as vital equipment is stranded at the Kenyan port of Mombassa. Read more »

May 28

• Kenya: AU Summit Urges Referral of ICC Cases to Kenya

  African leaders who attended the just concluded African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia strongly backed a Kenyan proposal that the International Criminal Court refer cases... Read more »

April 08

• Kenya: Sudanese President Will Not Attend Kenyan Inauguration

  The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir today received a phone call from Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta on the eve of his inauguration ceremony, state media reported. Read more »

April 07

• Kenya: Sudan's Bashir Heading to Kenya Next Week for Kenyatta's Inauguration - Report

  The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir will fly out to Kenya on Monday to participate in the inauguration ceremony of Uhuru Kenyatta as new leader of the East African nation,... Read more »

April 02

• Kenya: Kenyan Body to Monitor Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Project

  The Kenyan government has setup an independent body to monitor the implementation of a massive regional infrastructure development project known as the Lamu Port - Southern Sudan -... Read more »

March 18

• Kenya: Kenya's 2013 Elections in Perspective [analysis]

  Now that the country has completed the general elections for 2013, which ended with the declaration of Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta as the fourth president of Kenya, it is useful to reflect... Read more »

March 10

• Kenya: Kenyan Presidency and ICC Implications [opinion]

  Kenyan went polling in huge number and for the first time to test the country's new constitution. The voting is conducted peaceful, with observers acknowledging its fairness and... Read more »

March 09

• Kenya: Kenya's Uhuru Set to Win Presidential Polls - Reports

  The electoral commission in Kenyan is due to declare Uhuru Kenyatta, winner of the hotly contested presidential elections held in the neighbouring country. Read more »

March 08

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia to Build Road Linking It With Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya

  Landlocked Ethiopia has signed agreements with Chinese and Indian companies to construct highways that will connect the Horn of Africa nation with neighbouring Sudan, South Sudan... Read more »

February 28

• East Africa: AfDB Commits U.S.$57.66 Million Toward Food Security [press release]

  The African Development Bank today signed a US $57.66-million loan agreement for the multinational Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program (DRSLP) in the Horn of... Read more »

February 25

• Sudan: Kenyan Ambassador to Sudan Denies Calling Bashir Judge 'Incompetent'

  The outgoing Kenyan ambassador to Sudan Robert Ngesu has distanced himself from remarks attributed to him by a pro-government newspaper last week in which he said that president... Read more »

February 21

• Sudan: Kenyan Ambassador in Sudan Says Bashir Is Welcome to Visit 'At Any Time'

  The outgoing Kenyan ambassador in Sudan Robert Ngesu affirmed his country's solidarity with Khartoum against the International Criminal Court (ICC) saying that president Bashir is... Read more »

February 20

• South Sudan: South Sudan Denies It Plans to Abandon Lamu Port Project

  South Sudan has disputed reports claiming it may abandon the plan to develop a crude oil pipeline between its oil fields and the port of Lamu in neighbouring Kenya. Read more »

February 16

• Sudan: South Sudan Hopeful of Exporting Oil Through Kenya Pipeline By 2014

  South Sudan on Friday expressed optimism about the possibility of exporting its crude to international markets by 2014 using an alternative pipeline passing through neighbouring... Read more »

February 14

• South Sudan: KCB Launches Education Scholarships in Bor

  The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) announced on Thursday at a ceremony in Jonglei state that it will sponsor 40 South Sudanese students through secondary school in 2013. Read more »

January 29

• South Sudan: World Bank - Kenya-South Sudan Road Link to Cost $1.3 Billion

  A 960km stretch of road connecting South Sudan and neighbouring Kenya to help boost economic ties between the two countries is expected to cost an estimated $1.3 billion, World... Read more »

January 16

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia Sentences Kenyan, Nine Others for Plotting Terror Attacks

  A court in Ethiopia on Tuesday passed jail terms against nine individuals including one Kenyan national who are alleged to be members of a terrorist cell affiliated with Al Qaeda's... Read more »

December 08, 2012

• Ethiopia: AfDB Approves New Funds for Ethiopia-Kenya Power Project

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan agreement amounting US$115 million to finance the construction of a cross-border electricity highway running between... Read more »

November 22, 2012

• Kenya: Regional Leaders Vow to Combat Threats to Security

  Ethiopia and Kenya on Wednesday renewed their commitment to work jointly to tackle the security challenges facing the unstable Horn of Africa region, when Ethiopian Prime Minister,... Read more »

November 10, 2012

• Kenya: Country to Legalize Polygamy but Ban Bride-Price Payments

  Kenya's cabinet has passed a bill allowing polygamous marriages, while banning the payment of bride-price for marriages. The law, when finally enacted by the parliament, will also... Read more »

October 29, 2012

• Kenya: Kenya PM Urges Eritrea to Back Regional Peace

  Kenyan president, Mwai Kibaki, on Monday urged Eritrea to support regional peace initiatives before it re-joins the regional grouping of Horn and East African nations, the... Read more »

October 24, 2012

• South Sudan: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Visits Kenya, South Sudan

  The US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugee and Migration will effective Wednesday begin a one-week tour of Kenya and South Sudan, involving visiting various... Read more »

October 20, 2012

• South Sudan: South Sudan Announces Plan to Build Highway Connecting to Kenya

  South Sudan's minister of Roads and Bridges, Gier Chuang Aluong, has announced the government's plan to connect South Sudan and the neighbouring Kenya with a highway in order to... Read more »

August 22, 2012

• South Sudan: South Sudan's Paulino Matip Dies in Nairobi After Long Illness

  General Paulino Matip, deputy commander in chief of the South Sudanese army (SPLA) and political leader died in Nairobi after a long battle with illness, his son told Sudan... Read more »

August 07, 2012

• Sudan: Ethiopia and Kenya Agree to Boost Border Security

  Ethiopia and Kenyan officials have agreed to improve border security and curb tribal clashes along their common boundaries. Read more »